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193cfCarausius 287-93AD
Antoninianus
Obv "IMP CARAVSIVS AVG"
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev "APOLLINI CON"
Griffin walking left
Camulodunum mint
-/-//MC
RIC - (cf 193-6)
mauseus
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399-200 BC - Abdera, Thrace - Head In Square Obverse - Griffin ReverseAbdera, Thrace
Date: 4th or 3rd Century BC
Condition: Fair
Size: AE13

Obverse: ABΔIRITEΩN
Young male head in linear square.

Reverse: Griffin seated right.
Inscription below?

3.94g; 13.9mm; 330°
Pep
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Abdera - AR hemiobol475-448 BC
forepart of gryffin left
scallop shell within insuce square
May 198-9; SNG Copenhagen 319
0,2g 6mm
ex Solidus
J. B.
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Abdera - AR obol473-448 BC
seated griffin left rising leg
quadripartite incuse square
May 191; SNG Cop. 312 ff.
0,6g 9mm
ex Solidus
J. B.
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Abdera AEObv: Griffin lying right on club.
Rev: Male head right within linear square.
Date: Circa 350-323 BC
Mint: Abdera
Weight: 2.9g
Ref: SNG Cop. 374 (var.)
Diam: 11mm
oa
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Abdera of Thrace GriffinThrace, Abdera
AE 17mm
Ob: Griffin recumbent on club
Rv: ABDHRITE?N - legend around head of Apollo in square
385-375 BC
Ref: BMC 3 Thrace Abdera 83v, SNG Cop 374var

Scotvs Capitis
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Abdera, griffin / quadripartite square, AE10Abdera, Thrace, ca. 390 - 352 BC
10mm, 1.3g
magistrate Hermonaktos
obv: griffin seated left, right forepaw raised
rev: EPMONAKTWN; quadripartite linear frame with pellet within each quarter
areich
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BCC m5Caesarea Minima
Mint: Alexandria? Caesarea?
Hadrian? 117-138 CE
Obv:Imperial bust rt. with radiate crown.
(Radiate crown is rare for Hadrian but not unknown)
Rev:Griffin to right rolling wheel of fate.
AE 12x13mm. approx.1.25g Axis:270
Similar to, but slightly larger than, Hamburger#108
Atiqot vol. 1 (1954) "Minute Coins From Caesarea"
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BCC M5-BCC M95 minute coins from Caesarea with
obverse bust right/griffin reverse.
Hamburger assigns these types to
Alexandria-Egypt. The largest is 13mm.
1.25g. Smallest is 8mm 0.35g. The
coin on the left has a radiate bust
(Hadrian?) 3 coins in center have
crude style, laur. bust rt. The tiny
coin on far right is quite detailed,
with a laur. bearded bust right
(Hadrian or Ant. Pius?). The reverse
is not clear and may be a griffin to
right? Any comments or ideas are
welcome.

(click for larger pic)
v-drome
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Carnutes (Région de la Beauce) Bronze PIXTILOS classe I au griffon attaquant (c. 40-30 AC.)Avers: PIXTILO. Tête féminine diadémée à gauche, une boucle de cheveux sur la nuque, légende devant le visage, grènetis.
Revers: [P]ILX. Griffon à gauche foulant un homme renversé, légende au-dessus, grènetis.
15.6mm; 4g; 7h
DT.2465
T.MooT
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Carnutes, bronze pixtilos classe VI au griffon courantdroit: PIXTILOS. Tête féminine diadémée à droite, les cheveux courts, avec une volute partant du diadème vers l’arrière de la tête, légende devant le visage, grènetis.
revers: PIXTILOS. Griffon ailé à corps chevalin, à droite ; légende au-dessus; ornement de forme frontonale surmontée d’un lis au-dessous, grènetis.
15.5mm; 2.3g; 6h
DT.2470
T.MooT
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Cimmerian Bosporos. Pantikapaion. (Circa 310-304/3 BC.)AE20 (6.83 g)

Obverse: Bearded head of satyr or Pan right
Reverse: Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left.

Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113.
1 commentsNathan P
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EB0618 Antoninus Pius / GriffinAntoninus Pius 138-171 AD, AE 19 of Alexandria. Year 8 = 144/5 AD.
Obv: Laurate bust right.
Rev: Female Griffin seated right, right paw on wheel, (in exergue regnal year LH?).
References: Milne 1843, Koln 1472, Frankfurt 612, Emmett 1772, Dattari 3118.
Diameter: 19mm, Weight: 4.645 grams.
EB
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G., Troas, Assos, (c.400-241 B.C.), BMC 18, AE-10, AΣΣI, Griffin sitting left, palm-branch, #1Troas, Assos, (c.400-241 B.C.), BMC 18, AE-10, AΣΣI, Griffin sitting left, palm-branch, #1
avers: Helmeted head of Athena right.
reverse: AΣΣI, Griffin sitting left, palm-branch (control symbol) in exergue.
exergue: -/-//palm-branch, diameter: 9,5-10,0mm, weight:1,18g, axes: 0h,
mint: Troas, Assos, date: c.400-241 B.C., ref: BMC Troas p. 38, 18, SNG Cop 237-240 var.,
Q-001
2 commentsquadrans
333_Gallienus_griffin.jpg
Gallienus - AE antoninianusRome
267 AD
10th emission
radiate head right
IMP GALLIENVS AVG
Griffinwalking left
APOLLINI CONS AVG
Δ
MIR 36, 718z; RIC V 165; RSC 77
2,92g 19,5mm
J. B.
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Gordian III, Tomis, Griffin, AE26Gordian III., 238-244 AD
4 Assaria, AE26, 11.1g
obv: AVTK MANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate and draped bust right
rev: MHTPOΠONTO TOM - EOC, Griffin right, resting right paw on wheel

AMNG I/2 3498 (Thanks Jochen!)
GICV -
areich
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Greek, Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III (the Great), 323 - 317 B.C., Price 2247b, AR-Drachm, Zeus seated on throne left, griffin left, Rare! Macedonia, Kings, Alexander III, The Great, Ionia, Theos, West Asia Minor, (323 - 319 B.C.), Ar-Drachm, Price 2247b, Zeus seated on throne left, griffin left, Rare!
avers:- Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck,
revers:- AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, Zeus seated on throne left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and scepter, griffin left;,
exerg: , diameter: 15mm, weight: 3,99g, axes: 10 h,
mint: Macedonia, Kings, Alexander III, The Great, Ionia, Theos, West Asia Minor, date: posthumous, c. 323 - c. 319 B.C., ref: Price 2247b,
Q-001
quadrans
Greifswald_Gropfennig.jpg
Greifswald GroßpfennigGreifswald AR Grosspfennig circa 1425.
20 mm, 1.5g
obv: Griffin left, MONETA GRIPE WO
rev: arms with long cross, DA / LAV / DEN / DEO. Jesse 493, Saurma 4957/2606
areich
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Griffin & Sturgeon, Pantikapaion, 4th cent B.C. - SatyrBronze AE21
4th Century B.C.
6.915g
21.6mm
Obverse bearded head of Satyr to right
Reverse ΠA, forepart of griffin left, sturgeon left beneath

S 1700; SNG Cop 30 - 31, MacDonald 69; Anokhim 111; SNG BM Black Sea 869 - 871

Ex Forum
5 comments
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GRIFFIN, Abdera, Thrace | Apollon, AE14 - 4th Century BC.
Griffin | Apollon, Bronze.

Obv: Griffin pouncing right, head raised in menacing poise, club below; MENAN
Rev: Apollon, right, within linear square: ABΔ-HPI-T-ΩΝ (with retrograde N).

Exergue: MENAN

Mint: Abdera
Struck: ca. 352-323 BC.

Size: 14.67 mm.
Weight: ca. 2.5 grm.
Die axis: 0°

The Griffin (Greek gryphos, Persian shirdal - "lion-eagle") is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head, with upstanding ear-tufts, and wings of an eagle: as the lion was considered 'King of the Beasts' and the eagle 'King of the Air,' the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and feathered, with equine-like ears jutting from the crown of its head. Some writers describe the tail as a serpent, in the manner of a chimera.
2 commentsTiathena
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Griffin, Hadrian. As Obv.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head right

Rev.
COS III
SC
Griffin seated left, raising right foreleg
6 commentsancientdave
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Hadrian As GriffinObv.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head right

Rev.
COS III
SC
Griffin seated left, raising right foreleg
4 commentsancientdave
Hadrian_As_Leaping_Griffin.jpg
Hadrian As Leaping GriffinObv.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate & draped bust right

Rev.
COS III
SC
Griffin leaping right

24.1 mm 6.635g

RIC II 681 corr. McAlee 549 Cohen 443

Ex. Lindgren collection, Ex. Butte College Foundation

Extremely Rare

FORVM (seller) says:

"The only plate coin known to us is the McAlee coin. All the references other than McAlee refer to Cohen, and none actually hold an example of the type. We did not find any examples online. Lindgren identified this coin as a Semis. Sear lists Rome and Antioch as possible mints. McAlee identifies the type as struck in Rome for use in Syria."
2 commentsancientdave
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Ionia, PhokaiaMetal/Size: AE20; Weight: 8.94 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint:, Phokaia, Ionia; Date: 300-200 BCE; Obverse: Draped bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos. Reverse: Forepart of a griffin right; Magistrate Aristoleos (ΦΩ AΡIΣTOΛEOΣ). References: SNG Cop. #1037; SNG Tubingen #3127; SNG Lewis #943.museumguy
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Julia Titi. AE-20. Troas, Assos. GriffinTroas, Assos. Julia Titi, the daughter of Titus. Augusta, AD 79 - 91. Æ 20. 5.79 g. Draped bust rt. / Griffin reclining lt. RPC II 899; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. Very rare, only one specimen cited in RPC.1 commentsFausta
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L Papius Denarius Serratus, 79 BCHead of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin, symbol behind
Gryphon dancing right, symbol below, ex. L PAPI
Syd 773, Cr384/1, Papia 1
This coin has been identified as a cast fake that has emerged in the last year.
whitetd49
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L. Papius – Papia-1Roman Republic, L. Papius 79 B.C., Silver Denarius Serratus, (3.43g., 24mm), Rome mint, head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress, to left, control mark behind, rev., Griffin springing right, control mark below, RCV 311; Crawford 384/1; Sydenham 773; CNR 1/106; Papia 11 commentsBud Stewart
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Lucania, Metapontion (Circa 330-290 BC)AR Nomos

7.85g, 19mm

Obv: Head of Demeter left, wearing grain wreath.

Rev: META. Barley grain, with ear to left; above leaf, griffin springing right; ΛY below leaf.

Johnston Class C6; HN Italy 1589.

Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, features prominently. Perhaps of most interest however, is the head of Demeter, the goddess of corn, which usually appears on the obverse of the staters. The head of Demeter is consistently represented as a young woman, often engraved in exquisite beauty to a very high degree of artistry.
1 commentsNathan P
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Lucania, Velia (Circa 440-400 BC)AR Didrachm

20 mm, 7.68 g

Obverse: Head of Athena l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin and laurel wreath; Φ to r.

Reverse: Lion attacking stag; [Y]EL-HT-EW-N

Williams 159; HNItaly 1270; SNG ANS 1261. VF

The type of lion and its prey goes back to the earliest Velian drachms brought by its original Phocaean settlers from Asia Minor; in various forms the type is common in the East Greek and Persian world and may have originally represented the triumph of light over darkness or of the king over his enemies.
2 commentsNathan P
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Lucania, Velia. (Circa 340-334 B.C.)AR nomos (22 mm, 7.24 g, 2 h).

Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin; between neck guard and crest, Θ

Reverse: YEΛHTΩN (of Elea), lion prowling right; below, X.

Williams 262 (O151/R207); SNG ANS 1293 (same dies); HN Italy 1284.

Velia was the Roman name of an ancient city of Magna Graecia on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was founded by Greeks from Phocaea as Hyele around 538–535 BC. According to Herodotus, in 545 BC Ionian Greeks fled Phocaea, in modern Turkey, which was being besieged by the Persians under Cyrus the Great. They settled in Corsica until they were attacked by a force of Etruscans and Carthaginians. The surviving 6000 took to the sea once more, first stopping in Reggio Calabria, where they were probably joined by the poet/philosopher Xenophanes, who was at the time at Messina, and then moved north along the coast and founded the town of Hyele, later renamed Ele and then, eventually, Elea.

Elea was not conquered by the Lucanians, but eventually joined Rome in 273 BC and was included in ancient Lucania.
1 commentsNathan P
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Macedonia - Antigonos I Monophthalmos (320-301 BCE)Metal/Size: AR18; Weight: 4.09 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Teos, Ionia; Date: 320-301 BCE; Obverse: Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left holding eagle and scepter, griffin seated above monogram in left field - AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right. Reference: Price #2279.museumguy
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Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 2247, Teos, AR-Drachm, Zeus seated on throne left, Griffin seated left, Rare!Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 2247, Teos, AR-Drachm, Zeus seated on throne left, Griffin seated left, Rare!
avers: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress.
reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand, Griffin seated left.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 15mm, weight: 3,99g, axes: 10 h,
mint: Macedonia, Kings, Alexander III, The Great, Teos mint, date: c. 323 - c. 319 B.C., ref: Price 2247,
Q-001
quadrans
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Neonteichos - AE 11c. 2nd Century B.C.
helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin
owl standing right, head facing
(NE)
SNG Cop 245; BMC 1
0,72g 9mm
J. B.
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Orthosia, Phoenicia, c. 30 - 28 B.C.Bronze AE 20, cf. SNG Cop 175 (also no date visible), RPC I 4504 (year 36 = 29 - 28 B.C.), Rouvier 869 (same), F, corrosion, Phoenicia, Orthosia mint, weight 8.937g, maximum diameter 19.7mm, die axis 0o, rule of Augustus, c. 30 - 28 B.C.; obverse turreted head of Tyche right; reverse Baal of Orthosia in chariot pulled by to griffins to right, crescent above his head, OPΘΩCIEΩN in exergue, undated(?); extremely raremjabrial
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Pantikapaion, Tauric Chersonesos, Thrace, 310 - 304 BC. AE 20, McDonald 69, SNG Pushkin 818, Sear GCV I 1700, weight 7.29 g, max. diameter 20.8 mm, Pantikapaion mint, c. 310 - 304 BC; Obv. bearded head of satyr right; Rev. Π Α Ν in legend, forepart of griffin left, sturgeon fish left below. Shiny green patina with a few corrosion pits. A sharp strike with little wear!

Background info; Pantikapaion (Panticapaeum) is present-day Kerch, an important Greek city and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), situated on a hill (Mt. Mithridates) on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus (Kerch Strait), between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It was founded by Milesians in the late 7th or early 6th century B.C. Originally called Apollonia. Wikipedia.
6 commentsSteve E
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Parthia - Mithradates II (123-88 BCE)Metal/Size: AR20; Weight: 4.19 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Ecbatana; Date: 123-88 BCE; Obverse: King facing left with long beard and prominent nose, torque ending in griffin, bare-headed with diadem and earring. Circular border of pellets running left to right above but not below. Reverse: Beardless archer (probably founder Arsaces) wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow and arrow in right hand; no border; square four-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ (Great King Arsaces the Noble). References: Sellwood #26.1; Shore #59.museumguy
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Parthia - Mithradates II (123-88 BCE)Metal/Size: AR20; Weight: 4.1 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Eastern Imitation; Date: 123-88 BCE; Obverse: Long-bearded bust left wearing tiara (T28i) with eight-pointed star, no circle design below diadem; griffin-ended (?) torque. Reverse: Beardless archer (Arsaces) wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; no border, five line Greek inscription. References: Sellwood #28.1v; Shore #94ff.museumguy
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Parthia - Mithradates II (123-88 BCE)Metal/Size: AR20; Weight: 4.18 grams; Mint: Ecbatana; Denomination: Drachm; Date: 123-88 BCE; Obverse: Long-bearded bust left wearing tiara (T28vii) with eight-point star, ear flaps and griffin-ended torque; wears diadem underneath tiara with two ribbons. Reverse: Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; no border; five-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ (Of the Great King of Kings Arsaces, the Noble). References: Sellwood #28.7; Shore #99.2 commentsmuseumguy
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Parthia - Orodes II (57-38 BCE) Metal/Size: AR 20; Weight: 3.8 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Date: 57-38 BCE; Mint: Rhaga; Obverse: Bust left with short beard wearing diadem and hippocamp or griffin-ended torque; star before, crescent behind head; wart visible on forehead; hair just below jaw-line in five waves; circular border of pellets. Reverse: Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; behind archer, anchor (A48v); below bow, monogram [?]; no border; seven-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ. Reference: Sellwood #48.10.museumguy
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Parthia - Orodes II (57-38 BCE) Metal/Size: AR 20; Weight: 3.89 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Ecbatana; Date: 57-38 BCE. Bust left with short beard wearing diadem and hippocamp or griffin-ended torque; star before, crescent above star behind; wart visible on forehead; hair just below jaw-line in five waves. Reverse: Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; behind archer, anchor (A48i); below bow, monogram [~]; no border; seven-line Greek inscription = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ ("King of Kings Arsacid, Beneficent, Just, Illustriously born, Lover of Greece"). References: Sellwood #48.6; Shore #258.museumguy
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Pergamon, Mysia. 200 - 133 B.C.Pergamon, Mysia. 200 - 133 B.C. AE 12~13mm; 1.82g. Philetaerus, King of Pergamum. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with a griffin. Rev: ΦIΛE/TAIΡOΥ, strung bow, monogram right. SNG von Aulock 1364; SNG Stockholm 2086; SNG Leipzig 1094; BMC 12, 54; Lindgren III 273; SNG Cop 349.ddwau
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Phokaia - AE 20350-300 BC
head of Hermes left with petasos
forepart of a griffin left
BATIΣ
SNG KOP 23 1041
4,12g 20,5mm
J. B.
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Phokaia or Teos, Ionia, Silver Tetartemorion c. 540 - 478 B.C.Phokaia or Teos, Ionia, Silver Tetartemorion c. 540 - 478 B.C.
Teos mint, 6.58mm, 0.210 grams, die axis 45 degrees.
Obv: Griffin head right.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.
Ref: Balcer 123, SNG Kayhan 602 (Teos), Rosen 603, SNG Cop Supp. 339, SNGvA 7938.
Very Rare.
VF, Toned.
mjabrial
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Phokaia, Ionia, c. 530 - 510 B.C.Silver hemiobol, BMC Ionia p. 215, 82, aVF, 1.037g, 8.5mm, 3.17mm thick, Phokaia mint, 530 - 510 B.C.; Obv. head of griffin left,(seal on right at edge of flan?) Rev. rough quadripartite incuse square. Among the earliest silver coins minted!

Die match; http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=135&pid=7204#top_display_media

Ex Forvm Ancient Coins

Photo by Forvm Ancient Coins

Background Information:

Phokaia (Phocaea) (modern day Foca, Turkey), northern most of the Ionian cities, located on the western coast of Anatolia (asia minor), at the mouth of the river Hermus (now Gediz), and between the Gulf of Smyrna (now Izmir) to the south and the Gulf of Cyme to the north. Phokaia had a thriving seafaring economy and a powerful naval fleet. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient world. Herodotus described the walls of the city as having a diameter of 5 kilometers. Probably following the Lydians, the Phocaeans were among the earliest in the world to make and use coins as money. Source of background info, Wikipedia
5 commentsSteve E
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Phokaia. 3rd to 2nd Cent. B.C.Ionia, Phokaia. 3rd to 2nd Cent. B.C. Ae15. Weight 3.46g. Obv: Draped bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos, countermarked. Rev: Forepart of a griffin right. Sear #4539. SNG Copenhagen 1039-1040 (types l.).ddwau
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Pontos, Amisos ca 85-65 BC.Pontus, Amisos ca 85-65 BC. Ae 22 - 25mm. Weight 13.26g. Obv: Head of Perseus right, in helmet with griffin crest. Rev: ΑΜΙΣΟY, Pegasus standing left drinking. Monogram below. Sear #3639, SNGBMC 1212ddwau
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Pontos, Amisos ca 85-65 BC.Pontus, Amisos ca 85-65 BC. Ae 21.5 - 24mm. Weight 12.18g. Obv: Head of Perseus right, in helmet with griffin crest. Rev: ΑΜΙΣΟY, Pegasus standing left drinking. Monogram below. Sear #3639, SNGBMC 12121 commentsddwau
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, L. Papius. Denarius, 79 B.C.Obv: Head of Juno Sospita right, clad in goat's skin, control-symbol behind head.
Rev: Gryphon leaping right, control-symbol below, L PAPI in exergue.
RSC Papia 1 | CRR 733 | RCV I : 311.
11 commentsthe_Apostate
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Rome - AR denarius170-158 BC
head of Roma right wearing winged helmet
X
Dioscuri riding on horses right holding spears and reins; stars over their pilei; griffin to the right below horses
ROMA
Crawford 182/1
3,8g 17mm
ex Aureo & Calicó
J. B.
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Sicily, "Kainon." Circa 360-340 BC.AE 21, 7.66 g

Obverse: Griffin springing left over grasshopper

Reverse: Horse prancing right, star above, over "KAINON" (the new coinage).

CNS 10; SNG ANS 1176 (Alaesa)

Not identifiable with a known city in Sicily, the Kainon issues have traditionally been attributed to Alaesa. They may also have been struck by mercenaries in the employ of Dione of Leontini.
Nathan P
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SPAIN, Kastilo Castulo AE 28, c. Mid 2nd century B.C.SPAIN, Kastilo Castulo AE 28, c. Mid 2nd century B.C.
Obv: Diademed male head right; crescent above star before.
Rev: Griffin right; star before.
Ref: CNH p. 335, 37.
1 commentsmjabrial
Teos_hemiobol.jpg
Teos - AR tetartemorion475-450 BC
seated griffin right, rising leg
quadrate incuse square
SNG Kayhan 601
0,29g 8,5mm
J. B.
Teos_hemidrachm.jpg
Teos - AR hemidrachmcirca 500-460 BC
Griffin seated right
incuse square
Balcer group XXI, 51-6; SNG Copenhagen 1434
2,6g 12mm
J. B.
Teos_tetar_1.jpg
Teos or Phokaia - AR tetartemorion 521-478 BC
head of griffin left (scarcer than head right)
incuse square
Cf. Hirsch 221, lot 331
0,28g 6mm
J. B.
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Teos, Ionia, c. 460-420 B.C.Teos, Ionia Silver Hemiobol 9mm (0.5 grams) c. 460-420 B.C.
Obv: Griffin seated left, paw raised.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.
mjabrial
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Thrace, AbderaThrace, Abdera
Colony of Klazomenai
365-345 BC

O: Head of appolo within square, monograms around ABD /HPI /TE /WN
R: Griffin reclining right, club below; Greek_Theta E under

Ae; 2.68g; 15mm
arizonarobin
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THRACE, ABDERAAE 14.5 mm 2.79 g
400 - 350 BC
O: GRIFFIN R
R: YOUNG MAKE HEAD IN LINEAR SQUARE
laney
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Thrace, PantikapaionMetal/Size: AE22; Weight: 6.84 grams; Denomination: Tetrachalkon; Mint: Pantikapaion, Thrace; Date: 310-304 BCE; Obverse: Bearded head of satyr Pan right. Reverse: Π-A-N, forepart of griffin left, sturgeon below. References: MacDonald #69; SNG BM Black Sea #869-871;SNG Cop #30;Sear sg #1700.museumguy
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Troas, Assos - HemiobolObv: Griffin leaping r.
Rev: Head of roaring lion r. in incuse square
Size: 9mm
Weight: 0,5g
Date: c. 479-450 BC
Ref: Rosen 528
vs1969
Troas_Assos_Tetartemorion.jpg
Troas, Assos - TetartemorionObv: Griffin sitting r.
Rev: Head of roaring lion r. in incuse square
Size: 6mm
Weight: 0,2g
Date: 479-450
Ref: Rosen 529 var (obol)
vs1969
   
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